gtVQXt*(Connt\i =\r.ute. LEWISTOWN,THUR SDAY, Nov. 19, 91^OFFICIAL PAPER OF FEROUS COUNTY Pl'BLISHET*WEEKLY BY JOHNM. VROOMAN. Editor ^ Proprietor. knowthat Iowa is safely Republican^on national issues, and that not even^s local popularity could pull the^party through. Boieswill be^president. Boies,but never vice- Englandfeels almost as bad as the^Democratic party over the success of McKinleyin Ohio. Misery loves com^pany. Col.Don Piatt, the well-known jour^^nalist, died at his home near Cleveland^on the 12th inst. of an ailment similar^to la grippe. Thecreation of the office of mineral^and commissioner by the last legisla^^ture seems to have been for the purpose^of providing a sinecure for Major Ma-^ginnii. He was out of a job, and had^o be provided for. Montana elects^senators and a representative to look^after her interests and they are com^^petent to do so without the adjunct of^a paid lobbyist. The major has done^nothing yet to earn his money except^make Democratic speeches in ...

TheGlacial Period. Beforethe Technical Society of the^Pacific Coast, San Francisco, Marsden^Manson, engineer of the lu.rbor com^^mission, lately advanced a theory to^account for 1 he formation of the fila^^rial period. Asa basis for his theory, he laid^down this general law, as he called it:^A terrestrial sphere, in passing from^under the influence of interplanetary^heat to the influence of solar heat,^must experience a glacial period, be^^cause of the remarkable properties^andfr different degrees of heat and^cold possessed by water. Theearth was once a ball of fire.^As it began to cool a crust formed,^and the earth around the earth began^to becooled. This caused theaqueous^vapor in the air to form water. But^the internal heat of the planet was^still intense, and an immense radia^^tion of heat and a corresponding con^^densation of vapor arising trom the^seas went on constantly. Solar heat^had not yet penetrated the cold at^^mosphere between the sun ar.d the^earth. As the heat of the...

fer.ute^^^uuttu ^ratte. LEWISTOWN.THURSDAY. Nov. N,1] OFFICIALP APE K OF FTCRGDS COUSTY. publishedwkekly by JOHNM. VROOMAN, Editor ^ Proprietor. tothe tariff, it will undoubtedly explain^why woolgrowers should vote for Mr.^Cleveland even if they have to kill their^sheep and move out of the state. This^will prove a valuable campaign docu^^ment for the Republicans, and should^have a general circulation. THANKSGI VINGliPROCLAMATION Followingis the president's procla^^mation calling for the observance of^Thanksgiving Day: Itis a very glad incident ot the marvel-^nus prosperity wliich has crowned the year^now ilravting to a close that its helpful and^reassuring touch has been felt hy all our^people. It has been as wide as our coun^^try, and so special that every home has felt^itN comforting influence. It is too great to^lie the work ol man's power, and t^o par^^ticular to be the device of his mind. To^^iod, beneficent and all-wise, who makes^the labor of men to be fruitful, redeems^their...

Effectof Water upon Horaea Ahorse can live twenty-five days^without solid food, merely drinking^water; seventeen days without either^eating or drinking; and only five days^when eating solid food without drink^^ing. Anidea prevails among horsemen^that a horse should never be watered^oftener than three times a day, or in^twenty-four hours. This is not only^a mistaken idea but a very brutal^practice. A horse's stomach is ax-^tremely sensitive, and will suffer under^the least interference, causing a fever^^ish con lit io:i. Feedinga horse principally on grain^and driving it five hours without^water is like giving a man a dinner of^salt mackerel and not allowing him to^drink until supper time^very unsatis^^factory for the man. Ifyou know anything about thecare^of horses, and have any sympathy^for them, water them as often as they^want to drink^once an hour, if pos^^sible. By doing this you will not only^be merciful to your animals, but you^will be a benefactor to yourself, as^they will d...

gevQue^otmtu Avnua. L;\VISTO\VX, THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 91 JFFICIALPAPEK OF FEROUS COUNTY Fl'SLISHEDWEEKLY BY JOHNM. VROOMAN,Editor ^ Proprietor. LordLytton, British ambassador to^France and the author of ^Lucille,^^tli-xl in Faris on November 24th. Asingle lump of coal recontly mined^at Hock Springs, Wyoming, when^broken up filled seven cars. One chip^sent to Denver as a sign weighed a ton. Bymini has come out squarely for^Mills for speaker of the house. Mills^will be an easy winner. He is a South^^erner, a free trader and a dodger on^the silver question. He has all the^qualifications for the place. Inchoosing Minneapolis as the place^for holding the next national Republi^^can convention, the Northwest was^given just recognition. The young^city, aided by St. Faul, will be able to^meet all demands on its hospitality,^while the convention hall will equal^that of any other city. Gen.Alvin F. Hovey, governor of^Indiana, died at his home in Indian^^apolis on November 21^d of heart fail^^ure...

gergua(Countu ^rgue. L..WIHTOWN,THURSDAY, Dec. 10, '91 OFFICIALPAPEH OF FERGUS COUNTY PUBLISHi D WEEKLY BY JOHNM. VROOMAN,Editor ^ Proprietor. Thesj-mpathy of the nation goes out^to Cyrus W. Field in his great aftiiclioD. Minnesotaand Dakota were visited^by a terrible blizzard last Friday and^Saturday. Hard country east of us. Acrank with a bomb tried to blow^WQ Russell Sage one day last week and^was himself reduced to fish bait. BillNye fell out of a back door of^the opera house at Jackson, Michigan,^one night last we;k. This was one^time when Bill did not enjoy having^people laugh at him. He probably^did not strike a humorous vein. Whilethe funeral of State Senator^Deane, of Duchess county, New York,^was taking place, Gov. Hill was con^^niving to count in the dead man's op^^ponent. Hill is the dirtiest political^trickster New York ever produced. IfCongressman Crisp secures the^speakership it will be a victory for^Tammany Hall, whose candidate he is.^It is bad enough for such an or...

I INDUSTRIALNOTis Thingsare dull in England.^Weldless steel chains are here.^There are aluminum beer mugs.^Mrs. Hetty Green has $40,000,000^London has ten main railroad lines^Key West has4,000 idlecigarmakers.^Houses are insured against burglary.^Hope is made from an Arizona plant.^Bri tons own 'J^ ^,^ ^00,000 of on t acres.^Missouri has i;,72O.0O0aces in corn.^Kansas baa twenty-two women ed^^itors. Klevenwomen in the Tnited States^have 9150,000,000. TlieTliamestunnel will cost ^4, .'{,^^.), -^000. Swit/.t-rlaiidhas abolished national banks. Australia has a woman's industrial league. iShelton,Conn., makes 2,^^00,000^postal cards daily. TheBrotherhood of Kailroad Train^^men has 15,000 members. Yanderbiltpaid a doctor $10,000^to go to Europe with him. Thiswill be the second largest year^in the number of immigrants. TheI'nited States and Canada have^11,02'J miles of street railway. Amountain of coal in Wild Horse^Valley, Wyoming, has been burning^for more than thirty yeai^^. Laborcan c...

IFrvoneComttu ,3lr0^^. LEWISTOWN,THURSDAY, Dec. 24, 1(1 OFFICIALPAPEK OF FERGUS COUNTY. publishi i) eeklv by JOHNM. VROOMAN,Editor ^ Proprietor. Mr.Blaine will address Boston's^merchants at a banquet to be niven^January 7th. MajorMcKinley, who has been ill^with the grip at his home in Canton,^Ohio, is improving SenatorBanders has introduced bills^for the establishment of land oilices at^Ft. Benton and Dillon. Thestatement that Maj. McKinley^has the grip will surprise no one. Ever^since the Ohio election people have^been convinced that he has never lost^his grip.^Chicago News. AChicago man was airested at Holly^SpiingR, Miss., last week, the authori^^ties mistaking him for John L. Sulli^^van. The gentleman is undecided^whether it was a compliment or an in^suit. TheHelena Independent wants to^see radical anti-tariff legislation this^winter, which would of course include^free wool. That journal represents the^millionaires, not the interests of Mon^tana. CongressmanDixon of this state w...

Cameand Effect. Snui Knott^He sot Onstamp^Near clump^Of Trees^At ease.^Nor thought^Of aught^But sweet^Retreat^That lent^Content.^^Boston Courier. AQoat^[lid note^His ease,^And seine^The chance^To prauce^L'pon^The son. GreatScott!^Sam Knot^Pid tl^Sky high. PROTECTIONIN AUSTRALIA ToeOreat Southern Republic Takes a Cue^From Us. Dibbrs,the premier of the colony of^New South Wales, who succeeded Sir^Henry I\irhas declared himself a^protectionist in the address to hie^constituents, or manifesto, which he^has inst issued. It is prefaced by the^statement that additional revenue^must be raised for the colony, and it^adverts to the scheme 01 taxing the^unimproved value of land, which is^probably equivalent to Henry George's^land tax scheme, but the premier says^that while this may be practicable^immediate resort must be had to the^customs tor the great bulk of the nec^^essary revenue. Thusfar such a tariff might be tar^^iff for revenue only, but let us follow^him a little further. They (the m...